Did you know Destructoid has the most popular non-esports non-breast exploitation show on Twitch.tv? It's true. We may break 100,000,000 views before the year is over. Madness.

Every day at 4pm Pacific Standard Time on Destructoid.TV turns into Mash Tactics, a live show hosted by Rick "King Foom" Olson. Expect over 2+ hours of zero-day releases and peculiar wares, and this week we have all kinds of games to give away! I'm sure Rick can flash his breasts on camera if you really asked him to, but we're not that kind of outlet.

This week we have an amazing indie-filled roster that I wanted to bring to your attention, as every day we'll have indies you know by name from Kickstarter or PAX fame as well as dozens of free codes to give away. Check us out on Destructoid.tv. Schedule follows:

Tuesday

Shovel Knight demo, with developers from Yacht Club Games and kickstarter hype.

Wednesday

Guacamelee with developers from Drinkbox, and five copies of the game to give away.

Thursday

Arma III, alpha gameplay,and a ton of alpha lite codes to give away.

Friday

Guns Of Icarus Online, with developers from Muse Games, and 10 copies of the game to give away.

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